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Attack Name

Battle Type

Category

Stealth Rock ステルスロック

Power Points

Base Power

Accuracy

20

0

0

Battle Effect:

The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the foe. The trap hurts foes that switch into battle.

In-Depth Effect:

Stealth Rock's damaging methods are rather unique. Instead of doing a set amount of damage for the amount of layers given, it instead is based on the opponent's type. The attack is a Rock Type attack so the damage is based upon the opponent's Weakness to it. For a full chart, click here

Type Effectivness

Damage

x0.25 Effective

1/32 of Max HP (3.125%)

x0.5 Effective

1/16 of Max HP (6.25%)

x1 Effective

1/8 of Max HP (12.5%)

x2 Effective

1/4 of Max HP (25%)

x4 Effective

1/2 of Max HP (50%)

This shows that Stealth Rock can easily help defeat the opponent with little effort if they use a Pokémon such as Charizard or Articuno